Gunrack

ABSTRACT

A gun rack having first and second wall brackets with a plurality of vertically aligned slots therein adapted for cooperation with first and second gun brackets dimensioned for receiving a rifle therein; one of the brackets having a locking member cooperating with the wall bracket for locking the gun in position.

United States Patent 817,755 4/l906 Doyle Inventor Albert G. Newman 6157 Crawford St., San Diego, Calif. 92120 Appl. No. 865,438 Filed Oct. 10, 1969 Patented Nov. 9, 1971 GUNRACK l Clllm, 3 Drawlng Flu.

0.5. CI 21 1/4 Int. Cl E05b 73/00 Field oiSearch 21 H4, 64, 59; 248/243 References Cited UN "ED STATES PATENTS Reinhold 2| l/4 Dowd 2] H64 Dellinger 2| 1/4 X Ullberg..... 248/243 Caloiero 2| [/4 Primary Examiner-Nile C. Byers, Jr. Attorney-Richard K. Macneill ABSTRACT: A gun rack having first and second wall brackets with a plurality of vertically aligned slots therein adapted for cooperation with first and second gun brackets dimensioned for receiving a rifle therein; one of the brackets having a locking member cooperating with the wall bracket for locking the gun in position.

PATENTEUuuv 9 nan INVENTOR ALBERT G. NEWMAN ouunxcx BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a gunrack and more particularly to a gunrack for adjustably placing rifles thereon in a variety of positions.

According to the invention, first and second wall brackets are attached to a wall surface, each of which have a plurality of vertically disposed slots therein. A plurality of gun brackets having protrusions for cooperation with the slots in the wall brackets are attached to the wall brackets at desired levels for the placement of rifles therein. Due to the plurality of vertical slots in the wall brackets, the gun brackets can be moved up and down in very small increments effecting any desired position of the rifles thereon; i.e., in the event of stacking varioussized rifles, they can all be stacked in a substantially parallel relationship. A locking member is provided which also has a protrusion cooperating with a slot in the wall brackets which operates against the gun bracket effecting a lock over the gun.

An object of the present invention is the provision of an improved gunrack which will accommodate various-sized guns in substantially a parallel relationship.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an improved gunrack in which the guns may be moved up and down in substantially any desired position.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of an improved gunrack which is extremely easy to install and versatile in use.

Other objects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will be readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings in which like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the figures thereof and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a side elevation of the present invention showing a variety of guns held thereby;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view in perspective of one of the brackets of the present invention; and

FIG. 3 is a side elevation of the bracket of FIG. 2 showing a gun in a locked position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Referring to FIG. 1, wall brackets I1 and 12 have a plurality of slots 13 vertically disposed therein. Gun brackets 14, designed to hold the barrel of the rifles, have protrusions (not shown) mounting them in the slots 13 of wall brackets 11 and 12. Gun brackets 16 likewise have protrusions for cooperation with slots 13 in wall brackets 11 and 12. Gun brackets 14 and 16 are substantially identical with the exception of a slot 17 in gun brackets 16 which accommodate a locking member 18. Locking members 18 likewise have protrusions which cooperate with slots 13 in wall brackets 11 and 12 and allow for lock 19 to lock the guns in place when mounted on the gunrack.

Referring to FIG. 2, a wall bracket 11 is shown with slots 13 therein which accommodate protrusions 21 of gun bracket l6 and extension 22 of locking member 18. Locking member I8 has an aperture 23 which cooperates with apertures 24 and 26 of gun bracket 16, as well as slot 27 to lock the entire bracket.

Referring to FIG. 3, wall bracket II is shown with gun bracket 16 having extensions 21 within two of the slots 13 and locking member 18 having extension 22 in one of the slots 13. A cross section of a gunstock is shown at 27 held captive within gun bracket 16 and locking member 18. A lock 19 is shown securing locking member 18 to gun bracket 16.

OPERATION Referring now to all of the figures, it can be seen in FIG. 1, for example, that the gun brackets can be moved up and down within slots 13 to effect any desired relationship between the mounted guns on the wall. The locking bracket illustrated in FIG. 2 is extremely simple in operation. Extensions 21 of gun bracket 16 have a downward extension which will move gun bracket 16 in a downward direction limited by the notch in the extension. After the gun is placed within gun bracket 16, extension 22 of locking bracket 18 is then slipped through one of the slots 13 and the entire bracket rotated downward until it is in the position shown in FIG. 3 with aperture 23 lined up with apertures 24 and 27. At this time, a lock is put in place. As can be seen with reference to FIG. 3, the extension 22 of locking member 18 goes upward as opposed to extensions 21 of gun bracket 16, which go downward. This prevents any relative movement between either gun bracket 16, or locking member 18 and wall brackets 11, rendering its removal impossible.

It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing disclosure relates to only a preferred embodiment of the invention and that it is intended to cover all changes and modifications of the example of the invention herein chosen for the purposes of the disclosure which do not constitute departures from the spirit and scope of the invention.

The invention claimed is:

l. A gunrack comprising:

first and second wall brackets;

a plurality of vertically aligned slots in said first and second wall brackets;

first and second gun brackets dimensioned for receiving a rifle therein, each of said first and second gun brackets having extensions cooperating with said plurality of vertically aligned slots for mounting thereto and an extended back surface providing support against said wall brackets; and

a locking bracket dimensioned for cooperating with at least one of said first and second gun brackets, said locking bracket having an extension cooperating with said plurality of slots and being rotatably received thereby, said locking bracket further having a tenninating end dimensioned for being slidably received by a slot in an outside extension of said at least one of said gun brackets, said tenninating end and said outside extension having aligned apertures of the passage of a locking member therethrough. 

1. A gunrack comprising: first and second wall brackets; a plurality of vertically aligned slots in said first and second wall brackets; first and second gun brackets dimensioned for receiving a rifle therein, each of said first and second gun brackets having extensions cooperating with said plurality of vertically aligned slots for mounting thereto and an extended back surface providing support against said wall brackets; and a locking bracket dimensioned for cooperating with at least one of said first and second gun brackets, said locking bracket having an extension cooperating with said plurality of slots and being rotatably received thereby, said locking bracket further having a terminating end dimensioned for being slidably received by a slot in an outside extension of said at least one of said gun brackets, said terminating end and said outside extension having aligned apertures of the passage of a locking member therethrough. 